# Jungsang Kim: CTO, IonQ

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Co-founder and CTO of IonQ and Pierre R. Lamond Distinguished Professor of ECE and Physics at Duke University, specializing in quantum information science and trapped-ion quantum computing. He co-founded IonQ with Chris Monroe in 2015 and the company went public in 2021 as the first pure-play public quantum computing company. At Duke he directs research on scalable ion-trap quantum processors, integrated photonics for ion control, and quantum networking. He was awarded South Korea's prestigious Changjo (Creation) Award in 2026 for his contributions to engineering and quantum technology.

- **Nationality:** South Korean / American
- **Verification posture:** verified

## Current roles (1)

- [IonQ](https://registry.deploy.report/companies/ionq.md) Co-Founder & CTO since 2015-01-01 (SEC-verified)

## Sources (4)

1. **Executive management page** · https://investors.ionq.com/governance/executive-management/default.aspx
2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IonQ
3. https://ece.duke.edu/people/jungsang-kim/
4. https://dukechronicle.com/article/duke-university-jungsang-kim-changjo-award-south-korea-top-honor-engineering-quantum-computing-20260526


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